The Fans of Jason Todd in Batman

Fan’s of Jason Todd stories are often about governance of business, using nouns like “government, debt, trade, insurance, devices, letters, email”. The more unique verbs these characters use involve swimming, suffering (“slapped, stabbing, tortured”) and making oaths of marriage (“promises, propose, marry”). Communication is framed as background chatter - “chattering, screeching, groaning, mumbling” - not of central importance. The world is often described using adjectives of timidity and aggression with “wary, fragile and unnerved” vs “brute, volatile and murderous”.

Who is Jason Todd?

Jason Todd is the second sidekick Robin for Batman, first appearing in 1983. Jason was not popular, and was killed by the Joker based on a fan vote. Later, a plot line resurrected him and now he is depicted as an anti-hero to Batman. He is more willing to use lethal force.

Source Data:

I took a sample of 40 fanfics from AO3 and ran those programs through a local word statistics programs. Filters

• Times used: 3 to 5
• Letters: 4 or more
• Order: Most common in everyday English first

Jason Fans’ Words Statistics

• Distinct words: 2,608
• Total uses: 9,798
• Average length: 7.24 letters
• Average commonness: 3.64 of 8

Jason’s Fans’ Favourite Nouns

Nouns: 1,011 words (39%), used 3,828 times. Most used: government (3), university (3), data (3), services (5), example (5)

Topics for the Popular Nouns

• business (33): organization (5), project (5), services (5), supply (5), trade (5), insurance (4), manager (4)
• messaging (31): device (5), letters (5), communication (4), devices (4), documents (4), email (3), internet (3), letter (3)
• economics (27): debt (5), supply (5), trade (5), insurance (4), price (4), stock (4)
• leader (27): captain (5), leader (5), organization (5), agents (3), authority (3), candidate (3), government (3)
• technology (27): device (5), communication (4), devices (4), network (4), systems (4), data (3), internet (3)
• communication (26): letters (5), address (4), communication (4), context (4), discussion (3), email (3), letter (3)

Jason’s Fan’s Favourite Adjectives

Verbs: 855 words (33%), used 3,206 times. Most used: based (5), united (4), include (3), married (5), provided (4)

Topics for the Popular Verbs

• sound (16): chattering (5), pitched (5), popping (5), rustling (5), scratching (5), screeching (5), blaring (4), groaning (4), mumbling (4), rattling (4), roars (4), creaking (3), drumming (3), growling (3), panting (3), reverberates (3)
• noise (14): chattering (5), pitched (5), popping (5), rustling (5), scratching (5), screeching (5), blaring (4), groaning (4), rattling (4), roars (4), creaking (3), drumming (3), growling (3), reverberates (3)
• speaking (10): agrees (5), suggest (5), warns (5), apologizing (4), inform (4), interpret (4), mumbling (4), warn (4), clarify (3), slurred (3)
• wedding (9): agrees (5), celebrate (5), married (5), promises (5), girlfriend (4), arranged (3), engage (3), marry (3), propose (3)
• pain (8): panicking (5), suffering (5), slapped (4), stabbing (4), anguished (3), prick (3), tortured (3), wrenching (3)
• water (8): floating (5), glistening (5), swimming (5), bubbling (4), soak (4), swam (4), drown (3), fountain (3)

Jason’s Fans’s Favourite Adjectives

Adjectives: 270 words (10%), used 1,007 times. Most used: central (4), foreign (5), financial (4), professional (5), recent (5)

Topics for the Popular Adjectives

• timidity (8): anxious (5), sympathetic (5), wary (5), fragile (4), passive (3), polite (3), uneasy (3), unnerved (3)
• emotional (7): sympathetic (5), cheerful (3), frustrating (3), impulsive (3), irritated (3), miserable (3), passive (3)
• politeness (6): helpful (5), thoughtful (5), charming (4), cheerful (3), polite (3), sincere (3)
• aggression (5): brute (4), destructive (4), livid (4), murderous (3), volatile (3)
• hate (5): nasty (4), frustrating (3), miserable (3), murderous (3), selfish (3)
• independence (5): independent (5), financial (4), successful (4), competent (3), ideal (3)